Research Article

Toxicological Characterization of Six Plants of the Beninese Pharmacopoeia Used in the Treatment of Salmonellosis

Table 5

Heavy metal content of the extracts (mg/mg) and tolerated standard values (mg/mg) by the WHO and the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) [9].

AlCdCrCuFePbZnSeAsMn

C.cajan h201.696±0.229UDL(<0.001)0.405±0.538UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)1.340±0.332UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)
C.cajan Etoh1.239±0.338UDL(<0.001)0.704±0.293UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)1.634±0.0770.252±0.035UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)
V.amygdalina H202.281±0.112
UDL(<0.001)2.304±0.426UDL(<0.001)6.200±0.3817.625±2;4085.333±0.160UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)
V.amygdalina Etoh7.924±0.205
UDL(<0.001)0.517±0.442UDL(<0.001)0.052±0.405UDL(<0.001)1.349±0.208UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)
P. guajava f H201.656±0.195UDL(<0.001)0.597±0.2740.299±0.191UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)2.460±0.022UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)UDL (<0.001
P. guajava f Etoh1.072±0.332UDL(<0.001)0.796±0.469UDL(<0.001)0.022±0.4790.783±3.1521.332±0.061UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)
P. guajava R H201.390±0.0310.260±0.0440.968±0.6363.872±0.250UDL(<0.001)
UDL(<0.001)
4.506±0.014
UDL(<0.001)
UDL(<0.001)
0.064±0.037
P. guajava R Etoh1.470±0.3690.070±0.1370.596±0.4530.909±0.020UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)3.088±0.078UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)
U. chamae f H201.709±0.2730.039±0.0840.274±0.107UDL(<0.001)UDL (<0.001)UDL(<0.001)3.197±0.072UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)1.795±0.042
U. chamae f Etoh2.108±0.2230.009±0.0400.721±0.508UDL(<0.001)UDL (<0.001)UDL(<0.001)1.826±0.099UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)0.039±0.011
U. chamae R H201.468±0.298UDL(<0.001)0.541±0.146UDL(<0.001)0.446±0.245UDL(<0.001)2.112±0.077UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)0.190±0.060
U. chamae R Etoh0.397±0.574
UDL(<0.001)0.823±0.910UDL(<0.001)UDL (<0.001)UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)
L. camara H201.507±0.357
UDL(<0.001)4.655±0.212UDL(<0.001)0.020±0.2731.466±5.5304.360±0.1560.065±0.303UDL(<0.001)0.412±0.010
L. camara Etoh1.175±0.325UDL(<0.001)0.251±0.611UDL(<0.001)UDL (<0.001)UDL(<0.001)2.240±0.194UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)
P. amarus H201.422±0.075
UDL(<0.001)0.615±0.817UDL(<0.001)UDL (<0.001)UDL(<0.001)2.671±0.0290.193±0.656UDL(<0.001)0.019±0.028
P. amarus Etoh1.446±0.119
0.013±0.0150.891±0.390UDL(<0.001)0.0641±0.906UDL(<0.001)2.520±0.048UDL(<0.001)UDL(<0.001)0.167±0.044
OMS/FDAUDL0.003UDLUDLUDL0.01UDLUDL0.01UDL